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** The Jaredites arm ''everyone'', including women and children, for their final battle. After a few days of fighting, only a few adult men are left, marking the end of their nation even before those few finish killing each other.
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** The Jaredites arm ''everyone'', including women and children, for their final battle. (Since one of the armies had a reputation for slaughtering the women and children in cities they captured, there wasn't really anything to lose...) After a few days of fighting, only a few adult men are left, marking the end of their nation even before those few finish killing each other.
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* MayDecemberRomance: It's not clear exactly how old Coriantum was when he married "a young maid", but his late wife was 102, and he himself was said to be "exceedingly old," eventually dying at 142. The remarriage did, however, succeed in producing heirs.
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** Jared hires a man (by offering his daughter's hand in marriage) to assassinate his father, the king, so that Jared can inherit. That man, Akish, gathers his friends together to form an oath-bound secret organization to do the job. Once the king is gone and Jared is on the throne, however, Akish (having married Jared's daughter) is the next in succession, so his organization disposes of ''Jared'', too.
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* ApocalypseHow:
** ApocalypseHow/Class0: At the time of Jesus' death, there is a tremendous storm that wipes out a long list of cities with earthquakes, fires, tornados, flooding, and seismic upheavals that result in mountains where cities used to be. When the dust settles, the voice of Jesus informs the survivors that he has delivered punishment to the wicked, and invites them, the more righteous part of the people, to repent and do better. He then visits in person -- and the whole land is at peace for centuries afterward.
** Societal Collapse - Regional: The Jaredites wipe each other out in a civil war, literally down to the last man. It's unclear exactly how many people were involved, but just the lead-up to the climactic final battle included over two million casualties. The Nephites later find their territory and call it Desolation, because it's covered in bones.
** ApocalypseHow/Class0: At the time of Jesus' death, there is a tremendous storm that wipes out a long list of cities with earthquakes, fires, tornados, flooding, and seismic upheavals that result in mountains where cities used to be. When the dust settles, the voice of Jesus informs the survivors that he has delivered punishment to the wicked, and invites them, the more righteous part of the people, to repent and do better. He then visits in person -- and the whole land is at peace for centuries afterward.
** Societal Collapse - Regional: The Jaredites wipe each other out in a civil war, literally down to the last man. It's unclear exactly how many people were involved, but just the lead-up to the climactic final battle included over two million casualties. The Nephites later find their territory and call it Desolation, because it's covered in bones.
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* AttackBackfire: Zemnarihah arranges for his army to besiege the Nephite fortifications and cut them off from contact with the outside. However, the fortress in question was specifically designed and supplied to hold out for seven years. Not only are the robber armies hindered from finding any food for themselves, because they need to stay in position around the fortress, but also they're sitting ducks for the Nephites to sortie against them and wipe out thousands. Eventually the robbers give up and retreat -- which also goes badly for them, allowing the Nephites to pursue and rout them.
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* EnemyMine: The Nephites and the Lamanites, usually mortal enemies of one another, join forces against the even more murderous Gadianton robbers in the third book of Nephi.
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* FaceDeathWithDespair: The Nephites were supposed to be gathering to Cumorah for a LastStand, but when they actually see the endless Lamanite hordes coming for them, Mormon records that "every soul was filled with terror" and they proceed to fold like wet paper.
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* EvilChancellor: Amalickiah makes a deal that sees him appointed second in command of the Lamanite army. Not for very long, though, since he then proceeds to have the leader quietly poisoned, leaving Amalickiah to inherit the position.
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* DefensiveFeintTrap: Used extensively by the Nephites, sending small warbands to lure much larger armies of BloodKnight enemies into abandoning fortified positions and giving chase. Even when their enemies started to wise up to the trick, the Nephites kept it going by varying their approach, such as using their main army as the lure and then circling around their pursuers at night to seize the city walls, or [[TheSiege besieging]] armies that wouldn't take the bait.
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** Nine of of Jesus' apostles wish to reunite with Jesus after they finish their work. This is treated more positively than most examples, as Jesus decides to grant that wish after their ministry is over (age 70).
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** Nine of of Jesus' apostles wish to reunite with Jesus after they finish their work. This is treated more positively than most examples, as Jesus decides to grant that wish after their ministry is over (age 70).
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* BadBoss: Morianton is about to rebel and secede from the Nephites over a land dispute (where apparently he was in the wrong), but he beats up one of his servants in a fit of temper, and she [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal runs away and exposes his plans]].
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* BadBoss: Morianton is about to rebel and secede from the Nephites over a land dispute (where apparently he was in the wrong), but he beats up one of his servants in a fit of temper, and she [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal runs away and exposes his plans]].
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* ArmorPiercingAttack: At the first battle where the Nephites wear full-body armour, it skews the number of casualties on each side in their favour, until the Lamanites are intimidated and start retreating. However, once cornered, the Lamanites get worked up into a frenzy where they start hitting hard enough to pierce chest-plates and split helmets in two.
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* InstantDeathStab: Teancum assassinates the sleeping king of the Lamanites with a javelin straight to the heart, killing him so quickly that he doesn't have a chance to wake anyone else up. Later subverted when Teancum tries the same thing on the king's successor, but is angry enough that he ''throws'' the javelin instead of making a careful CoupDeGrace; it's a mortal wound, but not instantaneous, allowing the king to wake his guards to retaliate.
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** Teancum assassinates the sleeping king of the Lamanites with a javelin straight to the heart, killing him so quickly that he doesn't have a chance to wake anyone else up. Later subverted when Teancum tries the same thing on the king's successor, but is angry enough that he ''throws'' the javelin instead of making a careful CoupDeGrace; it's a mortal wound, but not instantaneous, allowing the king to wake his guards toretaliate.retaliate.
** Helaman's servant, who has been undercover and learned of an assassination plot, manages to approach the would-be assassin and stab him in the heart, dropping him dead "without a groan". Even such a quick and quiet death isn't fast enough, though; the assassin's employer notices he's not back in time and evacuates before anyone can catch him.
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** Helaman's servant, who has been undercover and learned of an assassination plot, manages to approach the would-be assassin and stab him in the heart, dropping him dead "without a groan". Even such a quick and quiet death isn't fast enough, though; the assassin's employer notices he's not back in time and evacuates before anyone can catch him.
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** The Lamanite prisoners taken from the city of Cumeni stage a number of uprisings with stones, clubs, and "whatsoever thing they could get into their hands." It's not very effective against properly armed guards, resulting in massive casualties amongst the rebels, but it's enough to occupy the whole Nephite army while deciding what to do about them.
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* InstantDeathStab: Teancum assassinates the sleeping king of the Lamanites with a javelin straight to the heart, killing him so quickly that he doesn't have a chance to wake anyone else up. Later subverted when Teancum tries the same thing on the king's successor, but is angry enough that he ''throws'' the javelin instead of making a careful CoupDeGrace; it's a mortal wound, but not instantaneous, allowing the king to wake his guards to retaliate.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Jacob attests that the Jews rejected God's plain teachings, even killing the prophets who delivered them, and wanted to be given things they couldn't understand -- and so God has given them just that, but it hasn't gone well for them.
--> And because they desired it God hath done it, that they may stumble.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Jacob attests that the Jews rejected God's plain teachings, even killing the prophets who delivered them, and wanted to be given things they couldn't understand -- and so God has given gave them just that, but it hasn't gone well for them.
--> And because they desired it God hath done it, that they may stumble.them, and will result in them even blindly rejecting Jesus.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Jacob attests that the Jews rejected God's plain teachings, even killing the prophets who delivered them, and wanted to be given things they couldn't understand -- and so God has given them just that, but it hasn't gone well for them.
--> And because they desired it God hath done it, that they may stumble.
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* AcademiaElitism: It's mentions how a previously united society began to become stratified, with accompanying "pride and boastings", according to the people's level of education — which basically correlated to personal wealth.
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* AcademiaElitism: It's The third book of Nephi mentions how a previously united society began to become stratified, with accompanying "pride and boastings", according to the people's level of education — which basically correlated to personal wealth.
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---> Therefore, they would suffer death in the most aggravating and distressing manner which could be inflicted by their brethren, before they would take the sword or cimeter to smite them.
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: After king Noah is dethroned and burned, his corrupt priests run away lest the mob seize them next -- leaving their families behind. Not to worry, though; they can just kidnap a bunch of girls from the Lamanites, and since they're all priests, sorting out the remarriages should be easy! Too bad about the Lamanite armies that come marching along looking for revenge... although when the priests are actually caught, their new wives plead for their lives, so perhaps [[AbductionIsLove it worked out in the end]]?
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* AfterlifeAntechamber: The prophet Alma explains that the spirit goes to a sort of antechamber when it separates from the body at death. It remains there for some time until it is ready to be brought before God for judgment, and then is reunited with the body in a resurrection before being assigned to a final afterlife corresponding to the righteousness of the individual whilst alive.
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* MuggedForDisguise: After cutting Laban's head off, Nephi strips him and puts on all his clothes, "yea, even every whit," so as to impersonate Laban and get access to his treasury where the scriptures are kept. Laban's sword later becomes a family heirloom.
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* AntiClimax: Nephi sees a vision of the future, first of his descendants, then the "many nations and kingdoms" of the Gentiles, then the last days, when both the church of God and the church of the devil will fill the earth and wars will break out everywhere -- at which point he's instructed not to write the rest of his vision, because that is the apostle John's job.
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** In Mormon's day, the Lamanites feed captured children meat from their own fathers. It's telling that they still won the war; by that point, the Nephites were ''even worse''.
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** In Mormon's day, the Lamanites feed captured children nothing except [[ImAHumanitarian meat from their own fathers.fathers]]. It's telling that they still won the war; by that point, the Nephites were ''even worse''.
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Horses went extinct in the Americas at least 11,000 years ago (long before the events described in the Book of Mormon) and were not the same species as the Eurasian horses that were domesticated about 5000 years ago.
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* AnachronismStew: There are animals and plants mentioned in the book for which there is little, if any, archaeological evidence that they were present in the Americas before contact with Europeans. Critics of the book see these as obvious errors on Joseph Smith's part. Believers have various theories to account for them, including possible name-loaning (calling a tapir or deer a horse)[[note]]Or perhaps he was talking about one of the several North American species of horse that went extinct long before the Europeans came[[/note]], or just believe the evidence hasn't been found yet.[[note]]A number of claims that were originally thought to be anachronisms have since been shown to be valid to an extent, such as the presence of barley and the use of cement.[[/note]]
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* AnachronismStew: There are animals and plants mentioned in the book for which there is little, if any, archaeological evidence that they were present in the Americas before contact with Europeans. Critics of the book see these as obvious errors on Joseph Smith's part. Believers have various theories to account for them, including possible name-loaning (calling a tapir or deer a horse)[[note]]Or perhaps he was talking about one of the several North American species of horse that went extinct long before the Europeans came[[/note]], horse), or just believe the evidence hasn't been found yet.[[note]]A number of claims that were originally thought to be anachronisms have since been shown to be valid to an extent, such as the presence of barley and the use of cement.[[/note]]
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* WorkInfoTitleWorkInfoTitle: Most of the contents are organized into books that are simply named after their individual authors; the first book of Nephi, the second book of Nephi, etc. The book as a whole is "the book of Mormon" because he compiled it.
